I have had my BP since august. I'm having trouble keeping the temperatures stable and at acceptable levels. She has eaten three times this past month, but I have not seen any feces (just a urate).
I don't think I've seen her on the hot side all month despite it being consistently warmer than the cooler side but not ever above 93.
Here is an album with the specific images:
http://imgur.com/a/rAa8s/all
I got the heat lamp because the cold side was consistently at 70F or lower without it.
I have been setting my herpstat to 100F because if I go any lower than that, the surface reading of the hot side gets too low. Is this the correct way to do this or am I possibly harming her?
(waterdish is empty because I was just refilling it)
My humidity is also too low as well since I started using the headlamp. Sphagnum moss as a solution?
Can anyone provide solutions/adjustments I need to make? I am very concerned that I am doing things wrong and harming her as this is my first pet BP.
Notes: She has never hissed or struck, and never refused a meal. I have also never seen her soak.
Whenever I take her out, she ALWAYS periscopes (but seems to have good control of it, and that I have had her since august leads me to believe she does not have IBD) which kinda concerns me.
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